We have been prebaiting our wolf bait stations for a couple weeks and have caught wolf, lynx, coyote, wolverine on our trail camera. This morning Lloyd is picking up the first client at the airport and will spend the rest of the day checking traps, hopefully there will be something to report tonight.

This morning we picked James up at the airport and got straight to checking traps. We struck out with the wolf snares today but we made up for it with the lynx sets. We got 3 lynx for 5 sets. James almost shot a lynx today too while we were driving around checking sets. We were 25 yards from it and the gun had a miss fire.

Yesterday morning we walked down to the bait and got a shot at a black wolf, it was a clean miss. Later that day we did get a wolf in one of the snare stations though. We also got another lynx. Today we got 4 marten, 2 weasels and an otter.

Included in the trip is one of each different species and 2 wolves. The client can take extras home on a trophy fee bases. The trapped animals go on our trapping license and we have to order cities and export permits for them to get them home. The furs have to be shipped.

Not to beat this to death,, but you ship the hides to a taxidermist ? If a guy just wanted the tanned hides to hang on the wall instead of a taxidermy mount,,, Do you ever ship them to a stateside tannery like USA Foxx ?? Thanks in advance.....

Nctrapper: I think that is a LDL 330 conibear. It's been a long time since I bought it. That doesn't have the striker bars but we use the Magnum's when we're setting for wolverine. Brit: We do offer a few lynx hunts early in the season. Starting on Nov. 16-30. We then start getting ready for trapping. Big Bear: We ship the hides to where the client wants them shipped. Whether it's to a tanner, taxidermist or to their house.

I removed the weasel, fox,marten, and coyote sent them to a local taxidermist.

I used the plastic tote Lloyd shipped them all in to send the wolves and lynx to Dennis Razza in PA.

There were three of us on the trip I took. Kent lives in MO, Gary in IA, and I am in IL. Each of us received our own package at our homes. Everything arrived in great condition, ready for us to do what we pleased with them.

Last night I picked up Jim at the airport. His bags didn't show up but that didn't stop us from getting out checking snares today. Jim only wanted to trap wolves this trip so we don't have any other sets out. We checked two snare stations and in the first one we got a wolverine. You never know what you're going to get. In the second station we got a wolf, we also set out a few more snares in each stations.

Today we checked 3 wolf stations. In the first one we got 3 wolves and 3 coyotes. We also got one coyote in each of the other 2 stations. Luckily they were all frozen so I can wait till Jack comes home from Dallas to skin them.

My bush pilot from Alaska in 2016, who is also a trapper, told me that wolverines are his arch nemesis. He said they're very difficult to fool because of their keen senses and vicious, iron will to survive. Congrats on your catch!

The last couple days we've been collecting bait, checking wolf stations and setting out the rest of the line for the next trip starting Thursday. We haven't had any more wolves yet but did get 2 more wolverines and another coyote in the wolf stations. James hopes to get a black wolf before the trips over.

Sorry for the slow update for this trip. A nasty flu bug was brought into camp and the energy level is down a little. I think it's getting better now though. It seems like about half our clients had done some trapping in the past. Mostly as a kid. They all want a different kind of adventure. The first day of this trip we went over to the other camp to try to get a shot at a wolf, we seen one 30 minutes before shooting light but it didn't stick around. We're going to try that spot again Monday night. On the way over we had 4 lynx set in a row that all produced a lynx. We also got 6 marten and a weasel. Today we're going to go check a few more wolf sets.

After a slow last couple days, we had a great ending to our day today getting a wolf in a snare that we had just set a couple days ago. We also got a couple marten and a lynx. There is still a ton of lynx wondering around.

Todays our last day of Randy's trip. We had a new pack of wolves move into one of our snare stations and we hooked up 3 of them. There looks like at least 10 more in the pack. We're going to check out 2 more stations on the way to town before their flight tonight at 8 pm.

Johns plane didn't make it into Smithers Friday night. He ended up flying in yesterday morning. We still got a little time on the trapline, we set out a couple leg holds and fixed up some of the snares. We also set out a few lynx sets. We got checked a few sets that were still out from the last trip. We got a lynx and a weasel in those ones. today we're going to send the night in the other camp and out a few more sets.

The last couple days most of our time has been spent resetting snares. We have a big dump of snow that covered our trails and snares. We will be resetting a couple more stations today too. The good news is that there is wolves hitting 2 of our baits. We were lucking enough to snag this wolverine this morning

This last trip was quite challenging. We had snow every day but the last one. The snares had to be reset every day. We got 2 lynx, a wolverine, a coyote, a bunch of weasels and a hand full of marten. There was lots of wolf sign around but just didn't things set up right with all the snow. I think this next will be better but there is still some snow in the forecast.

The first morning we walked over to the bait and could hear the wolves howling down towards one of the snare stations a few miles away. We didn't sit on the bait very long and decided to go back to the lodge for breakfast and go check the station that we could hear the wolves howling at. On the way back we see a wolf about 700 yards away, we tried to howl it in but it didn't come any closer than about 450-500 yards. When we finished breakfast we breakfast we checked the station where the wolves were howling but nothing went up into the snares. They did eat half a moose that we had out for bait. The rest of the day we got a weasel and 3 marten. This morning we're going to walk down to the bait again and see if that wolf is there.

Our morning got started with a shot at a wolf. I think the shot got rushed a little and Cable never touched it. Hopefully we get another chance at it. After that we got a coyote in a leg hold down the lake. We also got a nice marten and a huge lynx.

we just use meat, liver, guts (the same stuff as we use for the wolf bait) for the marten traps. Under the bridges is a good travel route for lots of animals. We have a marten box and a wolverine box under that bridge. There is a possibility to catch a otter under there too.

Sorry for the delay on the update, we have been crazy busy due to all the snow we have been getting. All the wolf snares had to be reset due to being buried. We also struggled with being stuck on the ice due to flooding. You can see in the picture how much our snowmobile tracks are covered after just some of the snowfall we received. Mix this with water and it's a nightmare to travel on.

The animals did not seem to be moving much on Cable's last 2 days and we did not catch many animals but we had amazing luck with the species caught. First we found this fisher in a marten set. This was our first fisher in about 2 years on the trapline.

I was happy we had a great start that day because things went a little sideways after that, first when I hit the ditch trying to make room for a logging truck. Then after checking a lynx station returning to the truck we found out the door had been locked and the keys were in the ignition. It was also then after 1 1/2 hours of trying to jimmy the lock with the antenna that we found out about the anti theft device that disables the lock. But I managed to open the back window with a pick ax. Cable runs Lone Star Outdoor Show and filmed some of our day and posted it. Here's the link.

I just joined the site. I have to say, spending a week with Lloyd and Jack was one of the best trips of my life. They are very different, and I was glad I got to spend a couple days with each of them. But they didn't differ in their knowledge of trapping and they busted their asses all day everyday. Hell of a trip. Highly recommended.

The snow has been a challenge again this trip. We have gotten more snow in the last 2 weeks then the 2 month before. Even with the snow as a challenge we are still getting a few animals. Here's a picture of a wolf snare that shows how much it snowed since we last checked it. Every trip out we've had to lift all our snares

Bummer about locking the keys in the truck and having to sacrifice a window in the process. I did that once - terrible feeling when you realize your alternatives. Having a key wired to the undercarriage will insure it doesn't happen twice.

We have 5 different traplines leased from the natives. All the traplines in our area are owned by the natives. Each trapline is between 150-350 square miles in size if I were to guess. Here's a coyote that we snared today. We went to a station this morning that had a couple beaten down coyote trails on it. We set 3 new snares on those trails. We then continued on to check other spots farther down the line, on the way back we decided to swing back in to check the spot where we set the few new snares and one of them already had a coyote in it.

Right now I'm sitting here watching the sun come up having a coffee. 250 yards out in front of the lodge in a coyote feeding on a block of bait we have out and moose feeding on some willows 200 yards to the right of the lodge. I love where I live. Jim and Jack went over to one of the other cabins last night to pull the rest of the lynx sets and see if there was any wolves around. He called me when he was half way over to meet him to pick up a few of the animals that they catch to get a head start on the skinning. He'll update you on that when he gets back I'm sure.

Today we did not check many traps but while waiting to hopefully see a wolf on the bait pile this morning at our outpost camp this coyote after feeding during the night made the mistake of coming back during legal shooting hours and Jim made a 220 yard shot on him. Many of the traps are being pulled now and our main goal for the last 3 days is to get a wolf.

We trapped a coyote yesterday but I do not have the picture on me. It seems that the coyotes and wolves are cautious about entering the snare stations so we set out a few leg hold traps along the lake where we are seeing sign to mix it up.

Here is that coyote from the other day. We have still been concentrating on wolves and they still do not seem to be coming to the sets. I found where some wolves traveled down a logging road and took the time to collect some urine. I am hoping this lures them into the new leg hold traps we set.

So we did not have any luck on those darn wolves on this trip but Jim but will still be bringing home wolverine, lynx, marten, and coyote. We still have some wolf traps out and we will keep you updated but Jim was the last client so things will slow down.